DOT Organizations and FOIA Contacts
Chief FOIA Officer: Judith S. Kaleta
The Department of Transportation (DOT) assists the consumer and business communities with all types of transportation. The major responsibilities for each office or administration are described below to help you in deciding which organization may have the records you are interested in. Please direct your request directly to appropriate organization.
- Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST)
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
- Inspector General (IG)
- Maritime Administration (MARAD)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
- Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)
Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST)
OST oversight of all DOT FOIA administrative matters; air carrier fitness; international air carrier agreements; airline consumer protection; air traveler complaints; civil rights matters (such as disadvantaged business enterprise certification decisions); alcohol and drug misuse policy in transportation systems; financial assistance and contracting opportunities for disadvantaged business enterprises. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (formerly RITA) is now part of OST, and includes the VOLPE National Transportation Systems Center, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the Transportation Safety Institute, and the University Transportation Centers program.
- Get OST FOIA Information.
- Get VOLPE FOIA Information.
- Learn more about the Office of the Secretary of Transportation.
OST FOIA Contact:
Michael Bell
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
W94-122
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: (202) 366-4542 or (202) 366-5546
Fax: (202) 366-8536
Email: ost.foia@dot.govFederal Aviation Administration (FAA)
FAA air safety; certification of airmen; civil aviation security; air traffic control system; airspace and air traffic management; private launchings of rockets and satellites; air navigation aids.
- Get FAA FOIA information.
- Learn more about FAA.
FOIA Contact
Dedra Goodman
National FOIA Staff (AFN-400)
800 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20591Email: 7-AWA-ARC-FOIA@faa.gov
Phone: (202) 267-9165
Fax: (202) 493-5032Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
FHWA works with states to build and maintain federal-aid highways; design and build highways on public lands; promote highway safety; conduct research and development relating to highway materials, safety, and construction.
- Get FHWA FOIA Information.
- Learn more about FHWA.
FOIA Contact:
Kimberly Stillson
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
HAD; E66-324
Email: foia.officer@dot.gov
Phone: (202) 366-8078
Fax: (202) 366-3705Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
FMCSA is responsible for truck and commercial passenger carrier (bus/motorcoach) safety. Includes motor carrier safety audits, vehicle inspections, rules and regulations, legislation, enforcement, information and data systems, commercial vehicle technology, partnerships, research, and safety action programs.
- Get FMCSA FOIA information.
- Learn more about FMCSA.
FOIA/PA Contact:
Jennifer Weatherly
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
W66-303
Washington, DC 20590Email: foia2@dot.gov
Phone: (202) 366-2960
Fax: (202) 366-3518
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
FRA enforce rail safety regulations and statutes through routine inspections (sample of track, locomotives, rail cars, operating practices, signals and train control systems, and hazardous material shipments for compliance with Federal safety standards at high risk areas) and broader assessments; investigate and analyze accidents; manage state involvement in rail safety programs; and implement highway-rail grade crossing programs.
- Get FRA FOIA information.
- Learn more about FRA.
FOIA/PA Contact:
William Brown
1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, Stop 10
Washington, DC 20590Email: frafoia@dot.gov
Phone: (202) 493-6039
Fax: (202) 493-6068
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
FTA commuter rail; rural and urban public transportation; safety programs; state grants for use in public and private transportation; elderly and disabled assistance; technical assistance to states.
- Get FTA FOIA information.
- Learn more about FTA.
FOIA Contact:
Nancy Sipes
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
E42-315
Washington, DC 20590Email: fta.foia@dot.gov
Phone: (202) 366-2496
Fax: (202) 366-7164Inspector General (IG)
IG conducts audits, inspections, evaluations, and investigations of DOT programs and activities and related operations (such as contractors or grantees).
- Get IG FOIA Information.
- Learn more about the IG.
FOIA/PA Contact:
Vacant
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
J-3
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: (202) 366-6131
Fax: (202) 366-1975
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
MARAD aid in development, promotion, and operation of the U.S. Merchant Marine; bilateral maritime agreements; subsidy programs; ship construction in U.S. and foreign shipyards; War Risk Insurance Program; use of ships for defense needs; sales to aliens and transfers to foreign registry of ships; U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
- Get MARAD FOIA information.
- Learn more about MARAD.
FOIA Contact:
T. Mitchell Hudson
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
MAR-221
Washington, DC 20590E-mail: FOIA.MARAD@dot.gov
Phone: (202) 366-5181 or (202) 366-2666
Fax: (202) 366-7485
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
NHTSA motor vehicle and traffic safety programs; drunk drivers; safety belts; child safety seats; automatic crash protection (such as air bags); driver behavior; vehicle safety; crashworthiness of new cars; fuel economy; odometer fraud; and motor vehicle theft.
- Get NHTSA FOIA information.
- Learn more about NHTSA.
FOIA Address:
NHTSA Executive Secretariat
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
W41-307
Washington, DC 20590Email: webmaster@nhtsa.dot.gov
Phone: (202) 366-1834
Fax: (202) 366-3820
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
PHMSA hazardous materials transportation; pipeline transportation; training and technical assistance in transportation safety.
- Get PHMSA FOIA information.
- Learn more about PHMSA.
FOIA Contact:
Madeline Van Nostrand
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
PHC-30, E26-105
Washington, DC 20590Email: PHMSA.FOIA@dot.gov
Phone: (202) 366-4400
Fax: (202) 366-7041
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)
SLSDC Joint operation of the seaway by United States and Canada.
- Get SLSDC FOIA information.
- Learn more about SLSDC.
FOIA/PA Contact:
Kevin O'Malley (Acting)
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.
Washington, DC 20590Email: kevin.o’malley@dot.gov
Phone: (202) 366-8982
Fax: (202) 366-6448